Mud-puppy
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What have I done? Ashamed to say, I may have made the most remorseful return of my Detecting Career this morning! The thing is, I didnt even think about until I was on my way home before the ramifications of my behavior set in....
I went out at dawn to hunt some Big Sand Beach with the NOX.....State Park, nice place, all sorts of gates and buildings and whatnot...Wonderful big area that doesnt open until 8 am and in the Winter the gates are all locked so a guy has to park and walk in to hunt it...
So I hit a signal and scoop up a fresh dropped set of keys on a lanyard, put them in my pouch, finished the hunt, and while walking out of there, here come the Rangers to take the Lake Temp reading and do a Beach sweep for misc trash like they do every morning...
They ups and greets me like usual, "Hello Mr. Mud, Find anything good today?" So without thinking, I says, "The usual, just Pennies and pulltabs, although These fresh keys might be valuable to somebody?"...
I pulled them up out of my pouch, jingled them in front of them, and their eyes went wide with Wonder and Amazement! They were the Master Keys to all the gates and doors to the State Park facilities and everything! One of their employees lost them the day before!
I had left the phone in the car to avoid the dreaded NOX chatter, so I didnt even get a picture of the return either!...
Boy, the more I think about the possibilities of just keeping my mouth shut and keeping the keys...I coulda basically OWNED that place! Especially in a SHTF scenario Zombie apocalypse! Theres all sorts of Deer and turkeys and whatnot down in there! Right on the shores of Lake Michigan! Close to the house even! I coulda locked the gates behind me and set up securely in the Visitor center and lived high on the Hog all Winter from the vending machine inventory!!
Oh well...I guess its a good idea for a guy to think a bit before returning things...especially when Zombie apocalypse survival might be in the balance....Got home with about a buck fitty in clad and one empty can...Wife asked like normal, "Find anything valuable today?"...."Nope...Just pennies and pultabs"...
I went out at dawn to hunt some Big Sand Beach with the NOX.....State Park, nice place, all sorts of gates and buildings and whatnot...Wonderful big area that doesnt open until 8 am and in the Winter the gates are all locked so a guy has to park and walk in to hunt it...
So I hit a signal and scoop up a fresh dropped set of keys on a lanyard, put them in my pouch, finished the hunt, and while walking out of there, here come the Rangers to take the Lake Temp reading and do a Beach sweep for misc trash like they do every morning...
They ups and greets me like usual, "Hello Mr. Mud, Find anything good today?" So without thinking, I says, "The usual, just Pennies and pulltabs, although These fresh keys might be valuable to somebody?"...
I pulled them up out of my pouch, jingled them in front of them, and their eyes went wide with Wonder and Amazement! They were the Master Keys to all the gates and doors to the State Park facilities and everything! One of their employees lost them the day before!
I had left the phone in the car to avoid the dreaded NOX chatter, so I didnt even get a picture of the return either!...
Boy, the more I think about the possibilities of just keeping my mouth shut and keeping the keys...I coulda basically OWNED that place! Especially in a SHTF scenario Zombie apocalypse! Theres all sorts of Deer and turkeys and whatnot down in there! Right on the shores of Lake Michigan! Close to the house even! I coulda locked the gates behind me and set up securely in the Visitor center and lived high on the Hog all Winter from the vending machine inventory!!
Oh well...I guess its a good idea for a guy to think a bit before returning things...especially when Zombie apocalypse survival might be in the balance....Got home with about a buck fitty in clad and one empty can...Wife asked like normal, "Find anything valuable today?"...."Nope...Just pennies and pultabs"...
